1. Letitia Phay and Jade Swee with Carmen Ow
Carmen Ow’s face lights up the moment she realises she can still fit perfectly into one of her evening gowns from five years ago. The black cross-neck halter tulle dress in question is the very first piece the effervescent 30-year-old had commissioned from Singapore label Time Taken to Make a Dress.
“I had been scouring the internet for a local bespoke tailor to create the dress I had in mind for the Singapore Tatler Ball in 2014. Then I came across pictures of Time Taken to Make a Dress’s creations, which I instantly felt fitted my style,” says Ow.
Since then, Ow, who is a director at the boutique property development company Clydesbuilt Group, has forged a strong relationship with Jade Swee and Letitia Phay, the talented design duo behind the nine-year-old made-to-order label.